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WELCOME TOTHE WINTERISSUE OF FULL MEASURE

Hello and welcome to issue #135 of New Full Measure, the Branch newsletter ofLeeds CAMRA. We hope you find something interesting and informative withinthese pages.

Dearest readers, my Christmas wish has come early this year! No, I haven’tbeen “accidently” locked in at Kirkstall Brewery with nothing but a bottleopener and a case of Wilson’s pork pies to see me through the weekend (DearSanta, that’s still on my list!). We’ve had a revamp, a makeover if you will. Check out the new look, all colourful and snazzy eh?! Rest assured,dearest readers (yes, both of you), that within these pages you will find theusual mix of beery related news and barely related articles. The usual suspectsare back, Mr Warren Yabsley, flying his Cider flag proudly, while Mr Litten hasonly gone and written a whole book! Check out the preface on page 17, then go buy a copy, it’s for charity!

Joining our regulars are the Lady of Beers, Miss Christine Jopling, with a lookat some special pub signs, and newcomer Mr Richard Coldwell, with an in-depth look at Quirky Ales. Many thanks to all our contributors this month.

Your editor, Tony Coltman.

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CONTENTSNews 5

Feeling Quirky 6-9

National Winter Ales Festival 8-9

Canal Walking 10-11

LocAle 11-13

Miniature Masterpieces 14-15

From Junk to Junction 17

On the Bar Stool 19

Letters to the Editor 21

Cider Pub of the Year 24-25

Awards 27

Recipe Corner 28

Join CAMRA 29

Committee contacts 30

Diary Dates 30

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News

The Bloke from Hull, David Litten, issoon to be a published author. Hehas, of course, written many piecesfor various blogs and beer magazines,but this time he has gone the extramile. He has written a 20,000 wordbook about his favouritepub, The Junction atCastleford. It's calledFrom Junk to Junction:The Renaissance of TheJunction, Castleford. Hehas enlisted the help oflegendary beer scribeRoger Protz to write theforeword. Mr Protz is nostranger to the pub,having conducted a taste the differ-ence session at The Junction lastyear. The pub on Carlton Streetchampions beer from the wood - asubject close to the BFH's heart. Thebook is due to be lauched at TheJunction at 8pm on Thursday, November 26. Profits from the sale ofthe book will go to Alzheimer's Soci-

ety. It costs £7.50 at the pub or £10mail order. Contact [email protected] to get yourhands on a copy.

News in briefWork is beginning at thenew site on Kirkstall Roadwhere Kirkstall Brewerywillbe based in due course.

North Brewing Co are installed in their new premises,just off North Street in Leeds,and they hope to be triallingtheir first brew early November.

Two city centre bars report-edly selling real ale, these are theMerchant and the Viaduct Showbar!

News of two pubs due to re-openafter a short closure. The New Inn atBarwick in Elmet and the Duke ofWellington in East Keswick will bothhave new licensees.

Mr Foley's Cask Ale House in Leedswas recently awarded Leeds CAMRACider Pub of the Year 2015. There areat 24 different ciders available alongwith some perries. The photo shows themanager Jason accepting the plaque.

Arcadia in Headingley now has achoice of 5 real ciders from boxes.

Leeds Breweryhas been taking delivery of several new large brewingtanks, a copper and a mash tun alongwith 2 fermenting vessels.

feeling

It’s new contributor time here at NFM. Richard Coldwell is a longtime Leeds CAMRA member who is just getting into writing aboutthe Ale scene in Leeds. This is his first piece for New Full Measure.Here, he draws upon his friendship with local brewer Mike Quirk,to give us a profile of his newest venture.

Quirky Ales is one of the newest breweries in Leeds. They started up inearly 2015 in outbuildings on an East Leeds farm. On 1st September2015, they moved to modern premises in Ash Lane, Garforth, where theynow brew on a regular basis. It’s not a big brewery by any means. A storyinvolving friends from Huddersfield CAMRA will give you some idea. Re-cently they contacted Quirky Ales asking if they could come for a lookaround as they had a mini-bus booked for a day out. Mike Quirk, propri-etor and brewer, told them they were more than happy to come for a visit,but if they all wanted to come inside he suggested they might want toswap the mini-bus for a taxi!


FOCUS ON QUIRKY ALES

I’m sure you’ve quickly picked up onthe ‘Quirky’ part, a nice pun on thebrewer’s surname which they’ve beenable to incorporate into a distinctiveaward-winning logo. The bottle labeldesign, which includes a cricket ballover the ‘i’ in Quirky, won secondplace in the Labologist’s Society’sLabel of The Year 2015 competition.

There are five regular beers brewedat Quirky Ales; Ruby Ale 4.0%, Blond4.2%, Bitter 4.0%, Gold 5.0%, andClassic 5.7%. Currently (October2015) they are also brewing LongHop (4.9%), an English IPA as a summer seasonal brew which hasgone down really well at beer festi-vals. Garforth Porter (4.8%) will bebrewed over the winter season.There’s also Saazy Blonde (4.2%), acask ale with a Pilsner taste to it, andhe’s currently experimenting with aChristmas Cranberry Blond, whichsounds interesting.

Quirky Ales have already been onthe bar at The Fleece, Pudsey and TheArabian Horse at Aberford. Other,mainly West Yorkshire, pubs have alsobeen taking Quirky Ales as an occasional guest. They’ve alsobeen present at quite a few beer fes-tivals around Leeds; Adel, Collinghamand Barwick. Mike wants to build onthis and if you fancy having a tastethen mention it to your landlord/lady,or have a look at the web site,quirkyales.com.

Mike is a local Garforth lad with apassion for real ale. Even as a youngbloke (that would have been some-time in the early eighties) he used toseek out proper beer, in real pubs,when he’d go drinking down EastStreet rather than in the more com-mercial venues of the city centre. This attitude shows in his beers.

He’s been home brewing for years,before starting professionally he wasfull-grain brewing on a 50L set-up. I

went down one day for a morning’sbrewing. His current kit is a 200LBraumeister, made by German com-pany Speidel. I‘d not seen one ofthese before, basically it’s a one levelbrewing system. Mike reckons thatsome purists might see this variationfrom the traditional as cheating. Hedescribes it simply as the differencebetween using a typewriter and ablackboard, one’s an improved versionof the other, but in the end you stillend up with the same words.

Mike thinks that overall, his systemgives him a cleaner brew because theset-up provides a constant and accu-rate temperature control over themashing process, which is done withthe aid of a pumping system, forcingthe wort up through the grains,allowing the maximum brewhouse ef-

ficiency to be achieved. Because it’s aone vessel system, lautering is doneby lifting up the mash tun and spentgrains and then boiling the drainedwort in the same outer kettle. Onceboiled, the wort is pumped into thefermenters which look like giantwhite plastic eggs.

All the malts for Quirky Ales comefrom Fawcett’s of Castleford. Mikesays that some people will tell youtheir malts are a bit inconsistent, buthe hasn’t found that. In any case,they’re local and he can just popdown and pick up exactly what heneeds and when. His favourite malt isMarris Otter, which he uses as his

base malt in all his regular brews. Healso uses Caramalt, Munich malt,Chocolate malt and Carafe malt. Ihadn’t heard of the last one, it’s aroasted malt which goes into theRuby Ale to give it the distinct colour.It tasted quite nice too!

I found that tasting or sniffing theingredients really gave me an insightinto what everything brought to thebeery party. So much so, Mike’s gotme down as a fresh hop sniffing addict, I just couldn’t stop, it wasamazing. There was a sort of an olfactory memory thing going on asdifferent beers came instantly tomind as I inhaled the resinous greenaromas. I nicked a small hand full,they’re sat on the desk at the side ofme and I’m sniffing them now - stopit!

One of Mike’s favourites is Warrior,we were using it at the boil stage inthe Long Hop brew we were doing.Although it’s relatively unpopular itgives nice bittering without addingtoo much flavour. This gives a niceclean base on which to build otherflavours, in this case Simcoe, Cascadeand Centennial as aromatic hops.

I wondered what Mike’s ideas wereon beer. There’s no doubt he is happyto try out new things, like the brewkit. He’s definitely not a purist and ishappy to mix and match, throwinggiant handfuls of American hops intothe end of what was essentially a verytraditional English ale we were brew-

“Mike is a local Garforth lad with a passion for real ale. Even as a

young bloke (that would have beensometime in the early eighties) he

used to seek out proper beer”


The National Winter Ales Festival will be held in Derby, at theRoundhouse, Wednesday 17th February - Saturday 20th Feb-ruary 2016.It's a beautiful and magnificent series of truly iconic build-

ings that have a world-renowned status in railway history. TheRoundhouse is the World’s Oldest Roundhouse built in 1839,following £48 million renovation, it has been returned to itsformer glory with original features restored and comple-mented by dazzling new artworks. This stunning Grade II*listed building opened its doors in late 2009 and has alreadyplayed host to a wide range of prestigious corporate events. Itwas originally developed in 1839 by four rival rail companies,including North Midland Railway (NMR) for whom GeorgeStephenson and his son Robert were engineers.

NATIONAL WINTER ALES FESTIVAL

NATIONAL WINTER ALES FESTIVAL 2016

ABBEY INN99 Pollard Lane, Newlay, Leeds, LS13 1EQ

BIRD IN HANDSpringmead Drive, Garforth, LS25 1JW

COMMERCIAL12 Main Street,

Mickletown, Methley LS26 9JE

DUCK & DRAKEKirkgate, Leeds, LS2 7DR

NEW HEADINGLEY CLUBSt Micheals Road, Headingley, LS6 3BG

OTLEY TAVERNNewmarket, Otley, LS21 3A

STICK OR TWISTMerrion Way, Leeds, LS2 8PD

THREE HULATS13 Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS7 3NB

TROYDALE CLUBTroydale Lane, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 9LD


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ing. Having said that, he doesn’tfavour extreme hop-forward ales andprefers to see a nice balance.

Mike wants to make beers that peo-ple want to drink, beers that youkeep going back for, not somethingthat delivers a massive hop bombthat stops you tasting anything elsefor the rest of the night. Enjoyable,tasty, session beers sums it up I guess.

Where next? There’s a whisky caskfrom Isla tucked away in a shed. He’sgoing to condition some ale in this,he hasn’t decided what’s going to goin it yet, but he thinks it will be a speciality brew.

Quirky Ales could also become alocal trend-setter in another way. Ifeverything goes to plan the Chal-lenger hops Mike has planted will beready to harvest next year and Quirkywill brew beer using their own grownhops. I really like the ethos here andI’m going to follow developmentsclosely. It highlights Mike’s passionnot just about brewing, but the asso-ciated processes.

It’s always a bit daunting whenyou’re setting out on a new venture,particularly when you’ve had to put inyour own money. You can go on allthe courses that you want, but it’s ex-perience that you need. Mike hasbeen really overwhelmed with thesupport and advice that he has hadfrom established brewers. I’m notgoing to list everyone, suffice to saythat whenever and wherever Mike hasturned for advice he has been warmlyreceived. I think that’s typical of thebeer scene, whether you’re making it,or just writing about it. Everyone justwants you to succeed.

Quite a few local home brewershave already been round for a chatand advice. Mike is keen for this tohappen so get in touch with him ifyou are interested. His advice is don’tbother with extracts and kits, juststart brewing with grains from thestart. You will get more satisfactionand better results, and learn moreabout the process. He’s very keen toencourage home brewers and plansto retail malts and hops in affordableuseable quantities. He’s already got

the capability to break up largerbales and vacuum pack them intomanageable portions.

Longer-term Mike intends to con-solidate in line with the two-yearbusiness plan and continue brewingfor the local area. Eventually hewould like to have a larger brewerywith a brewery tap, not so much apub that’s open every day for everysession, more somewhere with a retailoutlet and tap house with specificopening times. We both agreed thatlocation is the key here, as well as finance. Whether this happens re-mains to be seen, if it does then I’ll letyou know. In the meantime watch outfor Quirky Ales on the bar, I think youwill be pleasantly surprised.

Richard Coldwell

If you’d like to read more ofRichard’s writing you can find it athis blog https://ouhouse.word-press.com I really liked the first article “None of that in here please.”Looking forward to more fromRichard in the future.

Located in the Midlands, Derby is excellently placed toreceive real ale from all around the country thereby ensur-ing there is a good selection of different Brewery’s beersfrom all over the UK.‘The Roundhouse’, being circular, will have stillage allaround it, serving real ale, cider, perry, continental beerand mead. There is a corridor leading to another stillagedarea known as ‘The Carriage Shop Theatre’ which will in-clude the Champion Winter Beer of Britain beers to bejudged in the 4 style categories. A range of fantastic livebands will be entertaining us in an additional marquee.Overall the capacity for the venue is 2,500.After much consideration, and lots of interest from

Breweries, the NWAF Team are delighted to announce thatthe Brewery Bars for 2016 will be: Thornbridge Brewery

and Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. in the Main Hall, The Falstaffpub & Brewery in the Carriage Room and Dancing DuckBrewery in the Music Marquee. All four ingenious brew-eries are welcomed at CAMRA's flagship Winter Festival.You can bet that our customers are in for something reallyrather special!

YOUNG MEMBERS SOCIALS


Did you know there’s over 1000Young Members (YMs) in Yorkshire?I bet that surprised you. As every-one’s spread over a large area andalways very busy it can be difficultto meet up with other YMs, which iswhere a Regional YMs’ Social comesin. On a sunny Saturday afternoonin late August we held our inauguralevent: a walk along the canal fromKirkstall to Rodley visiting the pubsenroute with a bit extra on top.

We met in Tapped in the city centre, an easy place to get towhether travelling by train or bus,and sampled their wide range ofbeers. Two of us tried Magic RockSimpleton (2.6%) because wewanted to know if a beer at this alcohol by volume (ABV) could stilldeliver full flavour. And it certainlydid. A lot of people will be put offbuying a beer of low ‘strength’ butthere really is no reason other thanperception. When the branch wason a recent brewery tour, the brewersaid one of the hardest beers tobrew is a low ABV one. There’s asmall market for these beers sobreweries that produce them mustbe confident of their quality andparity of flavour compared to regu-lar ABV beers as was the case here.

Anyway, back to the event itself.Once all congregated, we hoppedon a bus to Kirkstall Abbey for aquick bit of culture and see one ofLeeds’ sites given many peopleweren’t from the city having come

from all over God’s Own County including Bradford, Ossett,Sheffield, Thirsk and Wakefield. Andlet’s not forget West End House pubis about 3 minutes away! One per-son knew far more about KirkstallAbbey than I did though he doescurrently work for English Heritagebut will be joining Whitby Breweryshortly.

In the aforementioned pub uponseeing the interesting selection of 4or 5 ales one of the group ironicallyjoked that they wanted JohnSmith’s Smooth. The barman missedthe banter and was apologetic thatthey didn’t stock it but had Wor-thington Creamflow instead! Beersfrom Goose Eye and Naylor’s werewhat most people opted for andthey were certainly not disap-pointed. Big banners outside adver-tised the twice weekly quiz: it’s acouple years since I last took partbut it was one that stood out asbeing very enjoyable, fast paced andinclusive of all individuals and teamsirrespective of ability at traditionalpub quizzes. Do you fancy a quiznight social here?

Just down the road is KirkstallBridge Inn (Pub of the Year for thesecond year running) where wejoined members on one of the regu-lar branch socials. It was great to seesome new faces at the event whohad recently moved into the brancharea and others who I’d not seen fora while. Across the two socials there

were around 35 people enjoying theafternoon. The YMs stayed on for abit extra to allow fair chance to sample a selection of the four Kirk-stall Brewery beers, these some-times being hard to locate for manynon-Leeds members, and four

guests. With two dark beers plus astrong one (Kirkstall, GenerousGeorge, 6.1%) available I was quitehappy to spend extra time lappingup the sunshine in the beer garden.

Conscious of still having five pubsto visit we made a move and enjoyeda pleasant 1.5 mile/2.5 km or so walkalong the canal watching fishermanwaiting for that elusive catch, listening to a range of cheery bird-song and laughing at dogs leapingin to the water to reach their newfavourite stick. The Abbey Inn(Community Pub of the Yearcomplete with large banner cele-brating this achievement) greeted

Apologies are due to our intrepid wanderer Warren, this article managed to slip through my carefullywoven article catching email system. Happily for us though we now get to relive memories of late autumnsunshine by the canal…

“we made a moveand enjoyed

a pleasant 1.5 mileor so walk along

the canal watching fisherman waiting

for that elusive catch”

a walk alongthe canal


LocAle is a brilliant scheme which promotes pubs that sell at least onereal ale brewed in the local area. TheLeeds Branch of CAMRA has joined thescheme and this page is here to tell youall about it.

If you’re a landlord who would like totake part, please contact us. If you’rean interested drinker, read on to findout more and support those pubs thatare doing their bit!

WHAT IS LOCALE?CAMRA LocAle is an initiative that pro-motes pubs stocking locally brewedreal ale. The scheme builds on a grow-ing consumer demand for quality localproduce and an increased awareness of‘green’ issues.

The CAMRA LocAle scheme was created in 2007 by CAMRA’s Notting-ham branch which wanted to help support the tradition of brewing withinNottinghamshire, following the demiseof local brewer Hardys and Hansons.

Everyone benefits from local pubsstocking locally-brewed real ale…

Public houses as stocking local realales can increase pub visits

Consumers who enjoy greater beerchoice and diversity

Local brewers who gain from in-creased sales

The local economy because moremoney is spent and retained locally

The environment due to fewer ‘beermiles’ resulting in less road congestionand pollution

Tourism due to an increased sense oflocal identity and pride – let’s celebratewhat makes our locality different.

Stocking a local beer can enable youto differentiate yourself from other

us and Martin, the landlord, was hisusual jovial self. An interestingchoice of 6 ales that included a darkone plus some well-regarded bottledbeers were available. However, myfavourite ale was Little Daughterfrom Voracious Vole, a 6.1% stormerthat reminded me of a Belgian trip-pel. Another of their excellent brewswas available on a previous awardevening at the pub with the wares, I believe, from a home brewer wholives just around the corner.

Another stroll of the same lengthbrought us to Rodley with the firstport of call The Crown and Anchor.On each of my visits there’s been asingle ale available, this time Ever-ard’s Sunchaser, but I’ve always beenvery impressed with the quality. It’sfar better to stock fewer beers andserve them in tip-top condition thanto have a wide range and struggle tokeep the quality. Sometimes CAMRAmembers can be blinded by thenumber of beers on offer and over-look places that serve one or two inconsistently excellent condition andfor which there is demand amongstthe regulars but may be viewed as“boring” within certain CAMRA cir-cles. A couple of minutes further and

with perfect timing, as it startedspitting, The Owl greeted us. Thishad been a very successful premisesfor a number of years under thestewardship of Gina and the teambut following a substantial rent increase they relocated to The Fleeceat Farsley, which has subsequentlywon Pub of the Season. After a period of closure and changes tolandlords, The Owl seems to beheading back in the right directionwith its convivial atmosphere re-establishing. And as a sweetener,just show your CAMRA card for a10% discount on pints. We dodged aheavy shower while inside and right-on-cue when emerging the sun cameout again - as the expression goes,

the sun shines on the righteous!

We visited The Railway next, located100 metres off the canal and lessthan 5 minutes beyond Rodley. A traditional and cosy pub this wouldan ideal location to escape theweather on a cold winter’s day. Webumped into some friends of one ofthe people on the Social who classthe pub as their local despite living inHorsforth and are more than willingto make the journey to it. After anenjoyable Theakston’s Old Peculiarfrom the choice of 4 ales, and againdodging another heavy shower, weheaded back to the centre of Rodleyfor our final venue, The Barge.

Here they have benches right onthe side of the canal if you fancy afinal fix of being close to the waterwhile enjoying one of their 5 ales. It’salso a perfect place for the final drinkbeing on a crossroads with a busstop on two of the opposite corners -just make sure you’re at the correctone though if you do happen to missyour bus it wouldn’t be a hardship tostay for another in any of the nearbypubs!

I plan to organise Regional YMs’Socials roughly every quarter so keepyour eyes open for future eventssuch as a brewery tour, Trans PennineReal Ale Trail and ‘volunteering social’ at a beer festival. In the mean-time, do check out what your localbranch is up to. Demographics mightmean they don’t have any specificYMs’ socials coming up but their normal events might also be worth alook.

Questions, suggestions or infor-mation? I’m always happy to hearfrom you, just drop me an email:[email protected]. I look forward to hearing from yousoon! Cheers

Warren Yabsley


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local pubs, thereby gaining you newcustomers and increasing your beersales. Stocking locally brewed real alewill also give you business the edgeover supermarkets and off licencesselling low-cost mass-market lagers.

Landlords can find out more anddownload information from theCAMRA site.

LOCALE in leedsThe Leeds Branch of CAMRA is now

participating in the LocAle scheme,helping Leeds pubs celebrate thefact that they support Real Ale andlocal breweries by taking part. Wehave a ‘Leeds plus 10’ rule, whichmeans that a LocAle Brewery is situ-ated either within the Leeds Metro-politan district, or within 10 miles ofthe boundary. All the Leeds LocAle Breweries are

listed at www.leeds-camra.com/locale-breweries/4567283326A LocAle Pub is any within the

Leeds Metropolitan district that sellsone or more Real Ales from any of theLocAle Breweries, and has signed upto the scheme. Signing up is easy –simply get in touch with LeedsCAMRA and let us know that you’dlike to join. We’ll supply you with pro-motional support (posters, windowstickers and pump clip toppers) andgive you an honourable mention onour website.

The Leeds Branch of CAMRA is nowparticipating in the LocAle scheme,helping Leeds pubs celebrate thefact that they support Real Ale andlocal breweries by taking part. Wehave a ‘Leeds plus 10’ rule, whichmeans that a LocAle Brewery is situ-ated either within the Leeds Metro-politan district, or within 10 miles ofthe boundary. All the Leeds LocAleBreweries are listed below. Please note included on this list arebreweries which may not yet be in fullproduction.

Baildon, Baildon, BD17 7QDBarkston, Barkston Ash, LS24 9JUBen Rhydding, Ben Rhydding,LS29 8PPBingley Brewery, Bingley, BD16 3DABobage,Leeds,LS12 4XSBob’s / Healey, Ossett, WF5 8NDBosun’s, Hobury, WF4 5NWBradford, Bradford, BD1 3SQBridgehouse, Oxenhope, BD22 9SYBriggs, Huddersfield, HD1 5QUBriscoe’s, Otley, LS21 3ELBronte, Brighouse, HD6 1ESBurley Street, Leeds, LS3 1LDCap House, Batley, WF17 5LWClark's, Wakefield, WF2 9SWCollingham, Collingham, LS22Copper Dragon, Skipton, BD23 2QRDaleside, Starbeck, HG1 4PTElland, Elland, HX5 9AE

Fernandes, Wakefield, WF1 1UAFive Towns, Wakefield, WF1 2LUGoose Eye, Keighley, BD21 5AXGreat Heck, Great Heck, DN14 0BQGreyhawk, Skipton, BD23 2TZHalifax Steam, Hipperholme, HX3 8EFHand Drawn Monkey,Huddersfield,HD3 3HSHarrogate,Harrogate,Hamelsworde,Hemsworth,WF9 4SZHaworth Steam, Haworth, BD22 8DPHungry Bear, Leeds, LS6 4HYIlkley, Ilkley, LS29 8JPJames & Kirkman, Pontefract, WF8 4HNJolly Sailor, Selby, YO8 5ABJunction, Baildon, BD16 6ABJunction Brewhouse, York, YO26 4XHKirkstall Brewery, Leeds, LS5 3BTKnaresborough, Knaresborough,HG5 8ALLeeds Brewery, Leeds, LS11 9RU Leeds Brewery Tap, Leeds, LS1 5DLMagic Rock, Huddersfield, HD3 4YPMallinson's, Huddersfield, HD3 3HSNaylor's, Cross Hills, BD20 7DTNew Inn, Liversedge,WF17 5NPNorland Beers, Halifax, HX1 1EBNorthern Monk, Leeds LS11 9YJOates, Halifax, HX3 6TAOld Spot, Cullingworth, BD13 5HNOssett, Ossett, WF5 8NDPartners, Dewsbury, WF12 9AFPennine, Batley, WF17 6LHRat, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB

Revolutions, Whitwood, WF10 5PXRidgeside, Leeds, LS7 2AWRooster’s / Outlaw, Knaresborough,HG5 8LJRudgate / Marston Moor, Tockwith,YO26 7QFSalamander, Bradford, BD4 9PHSaltaire Brewery, Shipley, BD17 7ARSamuel Smith, Tadcaster, LS24 9SBSlightly Foxed, Sowerby Bridge, HX63BSSmall World Beers, Shelley, HD8 8LUSportsman, Huddersfield, HD1 5AYStod Fold,Ogden,HX2 8XLSunbeam, Leeds, LS11 6EWTapped Leeds, Leeds, LS1 5ELThomas Elstone / Outgang , Kins-ley,WF9 5EH Tigertops, Wakefield, WF2 9LNTimothy Taylor, Keighley, BD21 1AWTreboom, Shipton-by-Bening-brough, YO30 1AATwo Roses, Darton, S75 5QXWharfeBank / Fox Beer Co., Pool,LS21 1EGWharfedale, Ilkley, LS29 9DSYork, York, YO1 6JTYorkshire Heart, Nun Monkton, YO268EL

COMING SOON?Barber’s Garden, Golden Owl, NorthBrewing Co., Tarn 51, Trinity


I think it must have been on thatbus ride, the 576 over the tops withthat brilliant view over the scary dropjust after Scarlet Heights, that it firstcaught my eye. The Bulls Head onGreat Horton Road had this brilliantblack-and-white pub sign. Very un-usual, just monochrome but distinc-tive, It looked handmade. Being a bitarty, I’m drawn to stuff like that.

Well, it turns out that it was hand-made, sort of, and it wasn’t alone.These remarkable pub signs weredotted about West Yorkshire, and oncloser inspection, they were signed –KL. I decided I liked them a lot, andthat I’d make a little project out of

photographing as many as I couldfind.

After a bit of research, it transpiredthat, in the eighties, some brightspark at Webster’s Brewery, Halifax,decided that a bit of a new look fortheir pubs was required, and commis-sioned the mysterious KL to do a fullset of pub sign designs – 190 in total.Which is a lot, especially when youconsider that the artist in question isa wood engraver.

Now, wood engraving is a trickybusiness. It involves precise engrav-ing on very hard wood with smallsharp tools. It requires skill, patience

On the Lookout for...

Miniature Masterpieces

NFM’s artist-in-residence, Christine Jopling, shares with us her appreciation of a set of very unusual pub signs.


interesting pub signs

and imagination. It’s done on a verysmall scale. So small, in fact, that theoriginal designs for the pub signswere as small as 3cm x 4cm. Imaginethat. The level of detail achieved isamazing, and when you see the ac-tual signs up close, it’s hard to be-lieve. Kathleen Lindsley, for she is theengraver in question, is a pub signartist par excellence.

My first photo was of the BullsHead, then came the Stocks atNorthowram (now a restaurant), theSavile Hotel at Dewsbury and theRams Head, Sowerby Bridge. I justmissed the Museum in Halifax, (bydays!) and just caught the Peacock asthe builders were moving in. Thesesigns are becoming rarer, and I’mrunning out of them.

So my question to you is, can youhelp? Do you know of any KL signsthat still exist that I’ve missed? A bitof deduction may be required to as-certain if it’s a fake or not! For in-stance, the Morley Dashers has a boldimitation on display, and the Druids atAllerton has a cheeky copy. Look forthat KL signature, the sign of a trueartist!

A list of all KL pub signs that I knowof is below – if you can add to that,please let me know through the editor – thank you! And if you need to

see some great examples of thesepub signs, visit Kathleen’s brilliantwebsite, where there are four pagesof them, all available to purchase –your own tiny original pub sign.

Bull’s Head, Great HortonGolden Fleece, HardenGrove Inn, RastrickNew House at Home, BradfordPeacock, WarleyRam’s Head, Sowerby BridgeSavile Hotel, DewsburySlaters Arms, BradleyStocks, Northowram

Christine Jopling

“ Now, wood engraving is

a tricky business. It involves

precise engravingon very hard woodwith small sharptools. It requiresskill, patience and

imagination”.

The Artist,in her ownwords.Kathleen Lindsley, wood engraver and illustrator

Born in Gibraltar in 1951, studiedfine art at Newcastle Upon Tyne. Introduced to wood engraving by LeoWyatt in 1974. Resident in Scotlandsince 1976 and full time in Skye since1987.

I employ the medium of wood engraving, a relief printing process, tointerpret and record the area in whichI live. The blocks are usually end-grainboxwood, sometimes lemonwood. Iedition my prints on fine papers usingan Albion hand press. Sometimes Iwork to commission in illustration anddesign. Presses I have worked with include The Fleece, Wild Hawthorn,Whittington, Black Pennel, Partick,Perpetua and Folio Society.

ravenpressgallery.co.uk


Book Launch

I discovered the Junction in early2012 when it had become estab-lished on the real ale scene and won-dered why it had taken me so long tobecome aware of the wondrous placeit had become since mid-2010.

Many, but not all, cask real alesserved at that point were dispensedfrom the wood and they showedbeers to have additional qualitieswhen compared to their steel andplastic counterparts. Not only that,Neil and Maureen and their staffwere, and remain, most hospitable,engaging in conversation when timeallows.

The locals are a never ending sourceof joy, merriment and knowledge onall subjects not only for beer buteverything under the sun rangingfrom baking and fishing to the latestrugby gossip from the Jungle and ofthe heroics of former players of bygone days. Most notable goodtimes have included just rolling up ona Sunday lunchtime, receiving a warmwelcome, some ‘Castleford Caviar’(mucky fat bread to the uninitiated)

washed down with some lovely beersfrom the wood and a series of inter-esting conversations with folk fromall walks of life.

More recently, thanks to variouskind people, I have been able to stayovernight in the town and experiencethe evening delights of the pub. Aswell as mingling with different localson the drinking front, I have beenable to attend such events as presen-tations, beer tastings and music gigs.I used to go to pubs in Hull to seerock and blues bands thirtyyears ago but despitegreat nights with greatmusic there one major in-gredient that was alwaysmissing. Great beer!Those were the days ofkeg domination and thepubs that did music didnot serve real ale. Thanksto Maureen’s entrepre-neurial skills we are nowtreated to fantastic bands such asthe Blueflies, Dosch, DB3, Retrospec-tre et al whilst supping our favouritebeers. Just brilliant.

With the aid of friends who frequent the Junction, beer writers,brewers, equipment suppliers, staffand of course the licensees them-selves, this publication is an attemptto describe their hard work duringthe last half decade, to celebratetheir achievements in ‘boldly goingwhere no man (or woman) had gonebefore’, thereby making the Junctionthe ‘home of beers from the wood’.Maureen and Neil we raise more thanjust one glass to you, both for bring-ing us so much drinking pleasure and

much more.

Cheers to you both.

As many of the regular readers will know, the intrepid David Litten, Blokefrom Hull, is a beer adventurer par excellence, the friendliest face known inpubs the breadth of this fair county. He has supped his way through many a brewer’s inventory and has graced the threshold of more pubs than I’vecooked hot dinners (not an insignificant number, let me tell you!) Despitethese dalliances, his one true passion has remained The Junction in Castle-ford. So it is fitting that he should be the one to set down the tale of howlandlord Neil Midgley and landlady Maureen Shaw came to create the lastgreat bastion of beer from the wood and, in doing so, have inspired a resurgence of brewers embracing wooden casks.

As a special treat for readers of New Full Measure, David has allowed us topublish the preface to the book.

From JUNK to JUnction

The book is due to belaunched at The Junction at 8pm on Thursday, November 26. Profits fromthe sale of the book will goto Alzheimer’s Society. Itcosts £7.50 at the pub or

£10 mail order.

Contact:[email protected] to get your hands on a copy.



Interview with Simon Jenkins

How long have you been writing the“Taverner” column and how did thatcome about?I joined the YEP in 1991 when the column was written by another jour-nalist, Steve Brooke. He was busy oneweek and asked if I would write abouta pub for him, so I did! The followingweek he asked again and by the thirdtime I had pretty much establishedmyself as the regular writer.

What is the best pub you have reviewed?Of the older Leeds pubs I love theobvious ones - the Vic, Adelphi andWhitelocks - and the less obvious -the Highland and the Fenton. Of thenewer Leeds pubs I think the BlackSwan and Belgrave Music Hall arefantastic examples of how a pub canembrace craft ale whilst remainingtrue to the past.

You are clearly a fan of cask ale. Hasthat always been the case and whattype of beers do you like to drink?Of course I am a fan, but I was a pubwriter before I was a beer expert. Myknowledge of beer has grown withtime. My "go to" ale is Landlord, but Ilike to try others new on the scene.It's great to see newer brewers likeWhippet and Brass Castle completelycommitted to cask ale.

This is the second edition of theGreat Leeds Pub Crawl - whatprompted you to update the bookand what do you think about thecurrent Leeds pub scene?I finished the first edition in 2011which followed directly on from myyear as British Beer Writer of the Yearso it was the perfect time to do it.Four years on so much has changed inthe local pub scene, so many newbars have opened and there is awealth of beer choice in this amazingcity. The update was probably longoverdue, but even so, places likeHeadrow House have opened since itwas published.

I shouldn't ask but any favouritesalong the way?As well as the aforementioned I thinkthe Lamb & Flag is good and I loveFriends of Ham, Tapped and Bundo-bust and the things places like thesehave brought to the Leeds scene, aswell as the International Beer Festival.Shuffledog doesn't do it for methough!

If you were to update the book inanother 4 years where do you seethe Leeds pub scene then?God knows! Nowhere has seen such atransformation over these past fouryears. If it remains on the current tra-jectory it will be Britain's beer capital,bar none.

Where can the readers get hold ofcopy of the new book?The Great Leeds Pub Crawl 2015 edition should be available in mostlocal book and beer shops and is selling on Amazon - and if anyonewants a signed copy I'm sure I cansort that out if they email me at:[email protected]

Simon writes the weekly "Taverner"column in the Yorkshire Evening Postevery Thursday and his book, TheGreat Leeds Pub Crawl, published byScratching Shed, is out now.

On the bar stool

This edition former Beer Writer of the Year andYorkshire Evening Post columnist Simon

Jenkins is on the bar stool talking to our owntame beer writer Sam Parker.


100 Fartown, Pudsey LS28 8LU Tel: 0113 236 2748

Every Wednesday starts 9.30pm: General Knowledge Quiz starts

Beer Tokens for prizes.Play your Cards Right - Cash, Free Food.

This award winning, traditional unspoilt pub serves 5 cask alesalongside fine wines and spirits. Come and visit of the the best

kept secrets of Pudsey, The Fleece beer garden! Now with an extended decked area, this well

maintained, enclosed, child friendly beer garden is an idealplace to meet.

Every Sunday: Music Quiz starts 9.30pmStars 9.15pm - Beer Tokens

Play Your Cards Right - Cash, Free Food

Wishing all our customers a Happy Christmas

Voted Leeds CAMRA WinterPub of the Season 2015!

Visit our new site:www.fleecepudsey.co.uk

Three permanent ales: Prince Regent, LeedsPale, Tetley Bitter plus FIVE guest ales.

Sky Sports and BT Sports on Four Screens

Beer garden with Plasma Screen and Car Park to the rear

Main meals - Two for £10We are open Mon-Wed 12noon-11pm

Thurs-Sat 12noon-midnight, Sun 11am -11.30pm

Quiz nights:Monday: General Knowledge and Pop a Cherry

Thursday: Rock and Roll Bingo

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15/17 Regent Street, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 4PETel: 0113 2939395 Email: [email protected]

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Autumn

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Letters

I was saddened to hear about JohnBuckle. I had known him several yearsas a friend and a Moderator of thenational SPBW online Forum and assomeone who would help organiseoutings along with Andy Whitley.John may have been to the provincebut I do not remember meeting himhere when we had visits from theWest Riding folk. A pity as he wouldhave seen many changes here in thepast few years and I know I wouldhave agreed with his comments.

When I was CAMRA NI Chair andorganised the first Belfast festival in1995 we only had Hilden Brewery(Lisburn) for cask ale. The next yearwas the start of Whitewater Brewery(Kilkeel). Things were dormant formany years then suddenly, andmostly it would seem from an under-ground cadre of home brewers, several new micro brewers made theirdebut. One "brewery" has been seento publicly state that he has no intention of brewing himself and hiswares are contract brewed. Well, hedid work for Diageo.

So what we have at the moment are24 “names”. Many have a goodstrong following in the new world ofcraft beer drinkers. Sadly they arebottled and keg and now are appear-ing in the dreaded can. Some arestruggling and are being contractbrewed so the micro industry here issomewhat foggy and fluid yet still

seems to be vibrant if you happen tobe a Twitter reader.

While craft ale has been most help-ful in getting a new generation ofbrewers started, plus getting a widerrange of better bottled beers onshelves it also has its dark side in thatsome licenced establishments havejumped on the bandwagon in searchof high profits. I mean, an averagepint of cask in Belfast is around £3.60a pint (variable) yet a pint of 4.5%"craft" keg brewed in the UK can setyou back £5 and more. Even more foran imported craft ale, while certainlarger scale imported beers are stillunder £4. Love them or loathe them,Wetherspoon pubs have been a godsend to the province, supplying achanging range of good cask ales,beer festivals and doing so at a rea-sonable price. After waiting almosttwo decades Belfast is to see its sec-

ond and third JDW establishmentopen centrally. Let us hope thismakes ale drinkers consider the highprices of keg beers and puts pressureon certain establishments to move tosensible pricing.

If anyone is interested in the current list of NI breweries they canbe found here:spbwni.co.uk/breweries.html

Mark Hutchinson

Thanks for getting in touch withyour memories of John Buckle andthis photograph. It’s interesting tohear how an often demonised pubchain such as Wetherspoons can beseen to be an agent for positivechange in a different market. It couldbe argued that they have had a simi-lar effect on the UK pub scene, if onewas to only step back and look at itfrom a different angle – Tony.

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

I feel entirely justified in calling this section letters to the editor because I’ve now had TWO of them. No, not in the same month but still I’m counting it…


Cider in Leeds

It’s a cider festival every day at Mr Foleys! With 24 availablecovering sweet, medium & dry, traditional & fruitflavoured, high & low strength (%), near & far producersand a couple perries there’s something for everyone. Coupled with knowledgeable staff, all the above informa-tion clearly labelled for each product and 1/3 pint tastingtrays it’s no wonder the pub has been crowned branchCider Pub of the Year.

Now, I’ll split things into three: how the branch chosethe Cider Pub of the Year, a bit more about Mr Foley’s andthen about the tasting event itself.

At the branch AGM earlier this year a motion was passedto introduce a Cider Pub of the Year award. At AGMs allmotions come from branch members and are aimed atpromoting real ale and cider.

The first stage of the award was nominations. Now, Ishould point out that although Pub is used in the awardtitle this refers to what you think of as pubs, clubs andbars. Nominations could be made both at branch meetingsand online through Ale Delight, the monthly branch email.These were then whittled down to 5 by a judging panelwith volunteers sought using the same methods as fornominations. The panel consisted of people with a broadmixture of cider experience and knowledge with the onlyprerequisites being an unbiased opinion and fair judging.

The criteria we used were those implemented for the national equivalent of the competition with scores assessed based on quality of product (temperature,

general condition etc.), knowledge and enthusiasm ofstaff, sympathy with CAMRA aims and so on meaning youdidn’t have to be a cider expert to appreciate a place that’sdoing things well. Something to note though, as per GoodBeer Guide (GBG) selection, is that nowhere is the numberof ciders (or beers) taken into consideration: a few in ex-cellent condition is far better than lots in mediocre state.

After visiting the pubs independently over a six-weekperiod the judges collated their scores and were pleasedto announce Mr Foley’s as the winner. Mr Foley’s was oneof the first pubs I visited in Leeds because the UniversityHiking Club used to hold their weekly socials there and Iremember well a festival of around a dozen ciders notalong after I joined. One or two were available perma-nently for a while but for a lengthy period no real cider wassold. However, that all changed a couple years ago with itsreintroduction, spearheaded by the manager Jason, andfollowing great success the number has grown to its current all encompassing selection. On a number of occa-sions, both with and without a judging hat on, membershave been impressed by knowledge of staff with a numberhaving favourable comments about Steve.

Although you may think I’m waxing lyrical, I believe inbeing honest so I should forward a couple negative points.Many believe prices are a bit too high even taking intoconsideration that Leeds isn’t the cheapest place to drinkand unfortunately with the layout of the pub it isn’t feasi-ble to store the ciders at cellar temperature, which on abalmy British summer’s day(!) will be detrimental.

LEEDS CAMRACider Pub of the Year


It’s high time to talk about the evening itself. There were 16people along from afar afield as Mirfield. After the presenta-tion of the award (provided the ‘editing studio’ is fixed, thevideo should be on the Leeds CAMRA YouTube channel bythe time you’re reading this) the tasting event got underway.Phil from The Real Cider Company had devised a tastingchallenge whereby we had tasting notes for 8 ciders andperries to match with the drinks simply labelled 1 to 8. Thisencouraged us think about the style and what flavours wecould taste before chatting with others and seeing if theyplumped for the same pairing of number and description.

In between sampling, Phil regaled us with snippets of information. Did you know that the UK consumes half of theworld’s cider? Cider making was a sizable industry in theUSA before prohibition? Apples originated in Uzbekistan(though having travelled there and in neighbouring Kazakhstan, the latter also lays a strong claim)? More indepth discussions revolved around apple varieties, orchards,soil and climate within the UK providing distinct regionaltastes and the production steps.

I asked about the origins of The Real Cider Company and it was borne out of a mixture of entrepreneurship, dealingwith adversity and the British weather! Phil was one of thefounders of the very successful cider festival at The Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge. Around 5 years ago rainreduced attendance, which meant there was a lot of stockleftover. This was sold in the pub and was a great successbut afterwards getting a single box of this and a coupleboxes of that wasn’t possible - you had to buy it by the vanload. The Real Cider Company was established to fill thisvoid and has gone from strength to strength since.

There was a wide range from across the country with wildlydifferent types and tastes resulting in different people having their own favourite. These are the 8 we sampled inorder of how they appeared on the tasting notes sheet:Hecks - Yarlington Mill - Somerset - 6%Purenorth - Fusion Medium Dry - Yorkshire - 6.5%Circle Cider - Cat’s Tongue - Wiltshire - 6.1%Hecks - Hendre Huffcap Perry - Somerset - 6.5%Abrahalls - Lily the Pink - Herefordshire - 4.5%Sandford Orchard - Old Devon Mist - 4.5%Abrahalls - AD - Herefordshire - 6.5%Hecks - Port Wine of Glastonbury - Somerset - 7%

The Leeds Beer Festival Organiser, who enjoys a cider, correctly matched the most with 6 from 8 whereas I broughtup the rear with 3 but everyone agreed on two things: theterrific taste of the ciders and perries, and their enjoymentof the evening.

Warren Yabsley

Cider in Leeds

Real Ales from: Brown Cow, Theakston,Timothy Taylor, John Smiths and now

Leeds Brewery

The Chequers InnLedsham, Leeds LS25 5LP Tel: 01977 683135

Beer Garden • Bar MealsRestaurant • Open Sundays

Food served 12noon - 9.15pm

Leeds CAMRA BranchRural Pub of the Year 2014



BEER FROM THE WOODLetters

AWARDSThe Leeds Branch of CAMRA regularly recognises achievements

by breweries and licensed premises in the district which are worthy of special mention and, once again, the NFM

photographers have been busy.

Mr Foley’s Leeds CiderPub of the YearHoused in the beautiful grade II listedPearl Chambers, Mr Foley’s range includes 12 real ales, 9 guest craftbeer lines, 24 traditional ciders andaround 100 world beers. In October itreceived its award from the Branch forthe Leeds Cider Pub of the Year (yep,that’s Leeds Branch Camra, notCAMRA as the rosette on the websitestates. Maybe next year? I wouldn’trule it out!). A well-deserved awardfor the generous amount of cidersavailable year round.

The Grove receives MostImproved Pub awardThe Grove Inn was one of Leeds

finest and oldest drinking establish-ments. Then for a while it wasn’t,which was a shame, because it’s asmashing pub. After a rocky period ofuncertainty it looks like the Grove Innhas got its groove back. Situated atthe foot of Bridgewater place you willfind a welcoming atmosphere withgreat live music, an array of cask alesand traditional pub food. The GroveInn received the most improved awardfor this quarter and with it the bestwishes of all Leeds CAMRA members.

Duck and drake snaps up Pub of the season

It was another famous Leeds live music venue that snappedup the autumn pub of the season award. The Duck andDrake has played host to countless raucous bands and inOctober it played host to the merry band from LeedsCAMRA as it was presented with its award by Leeds BranchChairman Mike Hampshire.


Damn, that looks good...

Plum Porter Pudding with Chocolate Porter Truffle FillingFor the truffle filling350 ml porter beer200ml Carnation Evaporated milk225g good quality chocolate(60%+ cocoa content)

For the pudding 85g wholemeal self-raising flour¾ tsp ground mixed spice140g shredded suet85g fresh brown breadcrumbs140g dark muscovado sugar140g dried plums140 dried cranberries140g currants25g mixed candied peel, choppedfinely grated zest and juice of 1small orangefinely grated zest and juice of 1small lemon1 small carrot, grated3 tbsp porter 2 tsp black treacle

For the ale connoisseur that won’t go a celebration meal without a drop ofthe good stuff, I present this lovely little finisher to a great Xmas lunch.

Method for the truffleBoil the porter and milk till reduced by half. Add the chocolate and stir tillmelted. Pour into a teacup and set in the fridge.

Method for the PuddingStir the flour, spice, suet, breadcrumbs and sugar in a large bowl. Tip in thefruit, peel and carrot, then stir well to mix. Add the remaining ingredients andbeat until thoroughly combined.

Spoon the mixture into a buttered 1.5 litre pudding bowl (with a buttereddisc of greaseproof paper in the bottom) coating the bottom and sides. Adda large ball of chocolate porter truffle to the centre cover with the remainingmixture. Press down well, leaving room for the pudding to rise a little duringsteaming. Cover with a circle of buttered greaseproof paper, then cover withpudding cloth or foil and tie securely with string.

Stand the bowl on an upturned saucer in a saucepan and half fill with water.Cover tightly and steam for 8 hours, topping up the water as necessary. Leave to cool in the pan.

Remove the pudding from the pan and discard the cloth or foil and paper.Serve hot with brandy sauce or really good vanilla ice-cream.

Enjoy, and from all at Leeds Camra, Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.


Dates for your Diary

DecemberTuesday 1st , 7.30pmOpen Branch Meeting, Pack Horse,Briggate, City Centre

Saturday 5th December, 12.30pmYorkshire Regional Meeting, The Hop, Bank St, Wakefield

Tuesday 15th DecemberChristmas Social, Kirkstall Bridge,Bridge Rd, Kirkstall

JANUARYThursday 7th January, 7.30pmOpen Branch Meeting, The Library,Woodhouse, Leeds

Branch contacts

Leeds CAMRAc/o 46 West Grange GreenLeeds, LS10 3BB

Committee membersChairman:Mike [email protected]

Branch Contact:Nigel [email protected]

Festival Organiser:David [email protected]

Locale Coordinator: Steve [email protected]

Membership Secretary: Warren [email protected]

Newsletter Editor: Tony [email protected]

Press and Publicity Officer:Sam Parker [email protected]

Public Affairs Officer: John [email protected]

Pub Database Holder: David [email protected]

Pub Preservation: Sam Parker [email protected]

Public Transport Officer: Tony [email protected]

Secretary: Carole [email protected]

Social Secretary: Charlie Cavaye [email protected]

Tasting Panel Coordinator: [email protected]

Treasurer:Keith [email protected]

Webmaster:Christine Jopling [email protected]

Young Members: Waren [email protected]

Appointmentwith BeerLeeds CAMRA holds a formal business-style meeting on the first Tuesday ofmost months, with the occasional Thursday for those who can’t make Tuesdays.The meeting starts at 7:30pm and has an approximate finishing time of 9:00pm.

CAMRA members are advised to check "What's Brewing" for confirmation ofmeeting locations and for details of other events. A full listing of events is alsopublished at http://www.leeds-camra.com/ where it is regularly updated.Leeds CAMRA is organised and run entirely by unpaid volunteers. All membersare always welcome at meetings and socials.

West Yorkshire TradingStandards Service 0113 253 0241 Po Box 5, Po Box, NepshawLane South, Leeds, WestYorkshire, LS27 0QP

Thank You for Having Us!Thanks to The Gaping Goose, Gar-forth, The Grove Inn, Holbeck andThe Black Prince, Boar Lane forhosting our recent Open BranchMeetings. Thanks also to the Hop,Granary Wharf, for hosting ourcommittee meeting. It’s much appreciated.

Don't be a Wazzock!Don't Drink and Drive.Public transport information for theLeeds area is available from Metrooffices and at wymetro.com There really is no excuse.

Follow @LeedsCAMRA onTwitter or “like” our

Leeds-CAMRA Facebook page for

up-to-date informationabout socials, meetingsand pubs info in and

around Leeds.

Leeds-CAMRA@LeedsCAMRA

Housed in the beautiful grade II listed Pearl Chambers, Mr Foleys Cask Ale House is named in

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